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- Tall Clock, Used by the Wharton Family, 1780-1794 -
- 1780-1794
- Collections - Artifact
Tall Clock, Used by the Wharton Family, 1780-1794
- Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795 - This chair was made in the early 1790s for either the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives or the President of the U.S. Senate, both bodies then located in Philadelphia. We believe that it was later used by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with three similar chairs, now at the Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.
- 1790-1795
- Collections - Artifact
Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795
This chair was made in the early 1790s for either the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives or the President of the U.S. Senate, both bodies then located in Philadelphia. We believe that it was later used by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with three similar chairs, now at the Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.